50 "weird" U.S. place names

[Jonathan Lighter]

That's my guess, but I don't see the joke either.

But remember, these journalists spell "butt" with an E.

Maybe they're French.

JL


On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Spanbock/Svoboda-Spanbock <
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> I guess because neighborhoods that are called 'Little' are called that
> because they derive their character from another place that is a large and
> established cultural center? Here in L.A., we have Little Tokyo (but we
> also have the less known Little Osaka.) In Miami, they have Little Havana.
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> > I must be missing something. What's funny about Little Compton? (I know
> > it'll hit me as soon as I hit SEND.)
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> > Mark
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> > On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 5:12 PM, Jonathan Lighter <
> wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:
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> http://screen.yahoo.com/buzzfeed/50-weirdest-city-names-50-221140519.html
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> >> Observe how some people seem to think "butt" is spelled with a B.
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> >> JL
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